Cabinet for ironing machines



Sept.'10, 1935. E. N. HURLEY. JR

CABINET FOR IRONING MACHINES Filed Feb. 1, 1934 I Patented Sept. 10,1935 UNITED] STATES PATENT OFFICE" CABINET FOR IRONING MACHINES EdwardN. Hurley, Jr., Wheaton, 11]., assignor to Electric Household UtilitiesCorporation, Cicero, 11]., a corporation of Illinois ApplicationFebruary 1, 1934, Serial No. 709,353

' 2 Claims. (01. 63-9) v This invention relates to an improved cabinetfor domestic ironing and similar machine.

My invention is embodied in a cabinet for ironing machines comprisingtwo parts arranged when assembled to serve as an enclosure for themechanism of the ironing machine and at the same time as a table, andwhen disassembled to provide an auxiliary table for use in conjunctionwith the part uponwhich the mechanism is mounted, as a convenientsupport for the clothes being handled by the ironing machine.

Other features of the invention will appear from the followingdescription and the drawing, in which 7 Fig. 1 is a front elevation of acabinet structure embodying my invention, the upper cabinet memher orsection'being illustrated in dotted linesin its position as an auxiliarytable;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown 7 2c in Fig. 1, withthe upper section or part removed;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the upper cabi- I net section; and

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the section shown in Fig. 3.

The complete cabinet structure includes a lower section or stand A andan upper section or enclosing member or cover B removably superposed oneupon the other. Thelower section includes a flat rectangular table topmember I upon which the ironing mechanism 0, comprising a roll and acooperating shoe, is mounted. The

top member I is supported horizontally by legs 2 disposed at the fourcorners thereof, and with said top member from a stand of the properheight for the convenience of the operator when seated.

The legs are provided with casters or rollers 3 at their lower ends torender the structure easily portable.

The legs 2 are secured at the corners of the top member and compriseangle members the walls or flanges 4 of which are disposed atsubstantially right angles to form concealed comers or-spaces within theconfines of said flanges for the reception of the extensions or legs 5of the upper cabinet section B.

The upper section B of the cabinet comprises a fiat tabletop member 6and corner members I between which extend end walls 8 and side walls llforming with the table top 5 a box or cabinetlike structure whichprovides a complete enclosure for the ironing mechanism 0 on the table.This upper section, when assembled on the top I of the lower section,forms a suitable table of substantially normal height, and if desiredthe top member may be made of porcelain or enam? eled metal forcleanliness and utility. The ex tensions 5 'on thecorner members I areof a length which raise the table top 6 to substantially the level ofthe table member I, as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, when theupper 5 section B is removed from its position on table I and placed onthe floor beside said lower section A, whereby the table top members 6and I form substantially a continuation of each other for supporting theclothes in convenient position for 10 the operator.

When the upper section is placed in position on table I, the extensions5 telescope with the legs 2, holes or openings I0 being providedadjacent the corners of table member I through which the 15 extensionsare inserted. The leg extensions 5 are thus concealed and protected bythe legs 2.

At the same time, the extension 5 and openings l0 interlock to preventrelative lateral shifting or movement of the upper and lower sections ofthe 20 cabinet.

A simple practical cabinet is thus provided which has all of theadvantages and conveniences of a normal table when the sections areassembled, and form a complete enclosure for the working 5 parts of themachine. When the sections are disassembled and placed side by side,both sections are of substantially the same height, even though inassembled position the overall height of the cabnet is less than thetotal of the heights 30 of the separate sections.

I claim:

1. A cabinet for domestic ironing; machines, comprising in combination:a stand for supporting the ironing mechanism, a cover member 35 I andstand when in enclosing position is substantially less than theircombined heights when in separated position to expose said ironingmechamsm 501 2. A cabinet for domestic ironing machines, comprising incombination: a statid for supporting the ironing mechanism on the topsurfaxie thereof, a cover member adaptedto removali y engage saidstandand having a substantially fiat ieg members and permit substantialtelescopic" movement thereof relative to the stand when said cover is inenclosing position, whereby the combined height of said cover and standwhen in enclosing position is substantially less than their combinedheights when in separated position to expose said ironing mechanism.

EDWARD N. HURLEY, Js.

